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REGISTRY NUMBER 888
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    given to me
    Name of Maker:
    Hilola Bryson Sproule
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Hilola Bryson Sproule
    Relationship to Owner:
    aunt
    Occupation:
    homemaker
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Ormstown
    Pieced by (top):
    Hilola Bryson Sproule
    Year Made:
    1949
    Markings on Quilt:
    Date
    Size in Inches:
    42" x 42"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Irish Chain
    Colour (dominant):
    blue/white
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    9
    Size:
    8.5" x 8.5"
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    3.5" x 3.5"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    plain with corner square
    Border Colour(s):
    blue/white
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton Wool Other
    Edging:
    Machine Back turned forward
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    worn
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, blue
    Quilting (hand):
    Good
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7 sts/inch, white
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    diagonal lines
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    leafs
    Backing Condition:
    Used Good
    Number of Pieces:
    1 blue
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    One Fabric

Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institue for Studies in Canadian Art

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